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"Mary,
Given the harsh childhood de Valera experienced, being abandoned to relatives in Ireland, it is partly understandable why he might have taken the view that a womans place was ii the home. There are many critics of one of our great…"

"My criticism of Dev is that he desperately tried to keep women tied to the kitchen sink, their role was in the home taking care of the children --overlooking the fact that women of the day kelp body and soul together for the family-- farmer wives…"

"Currently I am reading the Fanning book.
Three books relating to Eamon de Valera should be on an approved Irish History reading list...Eamon de Valera by Frank Pakenham (Lord longford) and 'Peace By Ordeal" by the same author. and…"

"W Considine ....... I woudl agree with you. That partition remains today is the stumbling block . However, having said that ,As naive as I am about how Northern Ireland's peoples lives and their opinions, what Northern Ireland have now…"

"The fact is that the Treaty was hated by the vast majority of Irish people. Partition, the oath of allegiance, the Governor General and retention of the treaty ports stuck in the craws of a proud people that had come through 4 years of terrible war.…"

"Music has always been a big part of my families gatherings. Every evening my son, Sean, and I have our music hour mixed with stories and tall tales. I teach my history classes, sometimes using my guitar and folk songs that show the passion within…"

"Richard , if your grandmother/ grandfather told you the stories, than I would rather listen to those stories , because they will be the unvarnished truth. My grandmother told me a lot of stories, which I have attempted to ;give a correct version of…"

"I have not read Ronan Fanning Book , but it sound readable.... However the history books that I have read on De Valera and W.T Cosgrove 1922-1940 would suggest to me that, that history had credited W.T Cosgrove with being the stabilizing influence,…"

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The great Irish American journalist Pete Hamill will be our guest on Saturday December 5 at 12 Noon New York time. We will talk about his book Why Sinatra Matters which is being re-issued in time for the centenary of Sinatra's birth. Pete has written a new introduction for this edition.

As always, Radio Free Eireann is heard on WBAI 99.5 FM andwbai.org on the web. Unfortunately we still can't broadcast…

Suppose you could go to the movie theater and see a film about working people, struggling against great odds to enrich the quality of their lives. And suppose that instead of relying on a great individual leader, they made their own decisions and fought their own…